Archive timeline
2020
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2020, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2020
JUNE 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Deep Concern Over Fate of Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi
IRAN - Deep Concern Over Fate of Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi
- JUNE 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Yousef Rahmani executed on June 30 in Zanjan Central Prison.
IRAN - Yousef Rahmani executed on June 30 in Zanjan Central Prison.
- JUNE 29, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. J. J. DeAngelo pleads guilty to 13 homicides, and avoids death penalty.
USA - California. J. J. DeAngelo pleads guilty to 13 homicides, and avoids death penalty.
- JUNE 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyyed Yahya Mousavi Aghche executed in Isfahan Prison on June 29, 2020.
IRAN - Seyyed Yahya Mousavi Aghche executed in Isfahan Prison on June 29, 2020.
JUNE 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Execution Protocol Case, Removing Barrier to Resumption of Federal Executions.
USA - U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Execution Protocol Case, Removing Barrier to Resumption of Federal Executions.
JUNE 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Prosecutor In Iran Claims He Has Issued An Arrest Warrant For Trump.
IRAN - Prosecutor In Iran Claims He Has Issued An Arrest Warrant For Trump.
JUNE 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. COVID-19 Infects Nearly 200 on California’s Death Row, and 89 members of staff, and 1 death
USA - California. COVID-19 Infects Nearly 200 on California’s Death Row, and 89 members of staff, and 1 death
- JUNE 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Yazdani executed on June 28 in Rajai Shahr prison
IRAN - Mohammad Yazdani executed on June 28 in Rajai Shahr prison
- JUNE 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sajjad Sadeghi, a radio presenter, was lashed 74 times on June 27 for disclosing information on corruption of MP
IRAN - Sajjad Sadeghi, a radio presenter, was lashed 74 times on June 27 for disclosing information on corruption of MP
- JUNE 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Karim Alizadeh was executed on June 27 in Rajai Shahr prison
IRAN - Karim Alizadeh was executed on June 27 in Rajai Shahr prison
- JUNE 27, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: EXECUTED ABDUL RAHIM MOHAMMED ABDULLAH AL-MESMARI, 25 YEARS OLD LIBYAN TERRORIST
On June 27, 2020 it took place the execution Abdul Rahim Mohammed Abdullah Al-Mesmari at Cairo Appeal Court.
- JUNE 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Eight more Iranian protesters sentenced to death.
IRAN - Eight more Iranian protesters sentenced to death.
JUNE 26, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO DRUG DEALERS EXECUTED
A court in China on 24 June 2020 ordered two convicted drug dealers to be executed immediately during an open trial.
JUNE 26, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCES OF AMIR-HOSSEIN MORADI, SAEED TAMJIDI AND MOHAMMAD RAJABI UPHELD
Iran Human Rights News Agency (HRANA) on 24 June 2020 reported that the Supreme Court of Iran has upheld the death sentences of three young men who were arrested by security forces during the November 2019 protests.
JUNE 26, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Hernan Rodriguez formally senenced to death
USA - California. Hernan Rodriguez formally senenced to death
JUNE 26, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMEN RECOMMEND DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPISTS IN NIGER STATE
The Nigerian League of Women Voters in Niger State on 25 June 2020 called on the state government to come up with a law that will provide death penalty for rapists.
- JUNE 25, 2020DEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES: 1,344 PRISONERS ARE ON DEATH ROWS IN VIOLATION OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS (DPIC REPORT)
1,344 current prisoners on 26 state, federal, or U.S. military death rows have been incarcerated facing execution for more than 20 years, in violation of U.S. human rights obligations, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre.
- JUNE 25, 2020Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY - “The new Directory for Catechesis”, recalls that the death penalty is “inadmissible.”
VATICAN CITY - “The new Directory for Catechesis”, recalls that the death penalty is “inadmissible.”
JUNE 25, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A 29-year-old man of Chambishi Township in Kalulushi district has been sentenced to death for killing his friend, the Daily Mail reported on 24 June 2020.
JUNE 25, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: LONGEST-SERVING PRISONER EXECUTED AFTER COUSIN’S FAMILY REJECT PARDON
Saudi Arabia's longest-serving prisoner was put to death on 23 June 2020, following a decades-long battle for a pardon from the family of his victim, which saw his impended execution delayed.
- JUNE 24, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAKING AND SELLING DRUGS
Two men who made and dealt drugs were sentenced to death on 23 June 2020 by Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, days ahead of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June).
- JUNE 24, 2020ItalyDEATH PENALTY
THE SEMINAR ‘TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN TUNISIA’ BEGINS IN TUNIS
The seminar "Towards the abolition of the death penalty in Tunisia" begins in Tunis on 25 June 2020, which represents the final act of the project supported by the European Union aimed at containing the death penalty in times of "war on terrorism" in the
JUNE 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - More information on the execution of Hedayat Abdollahpour: he was shot by a firing squad
IRAN - More information on the execution of Hedayat Abdollahpour: he was shot by a firing squad
JUNE 24, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MURDERER ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE IN SECOND TRIAL
A man who raped and killed a female model in Taipei's Nangang District in 2017 avoided a death sentence in a second trial that concluded on 23 June 2020.
JUNE 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on June 24, the Coronavirus death toll is 60,700.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on June 24, the Coronavirus death toll is 60,700.
- JUNE 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Death sentences of Amir-Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi upheld
IRAN - Death sentences of Amir-Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi upheld
- JUNE 23, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Romell Broom loses another appeal.
USA - Romell Broom loses another appeal.
JUNE 23, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN MASHHAD SUMMONED AND DETAINED FOR REMOVING HIJAB
An Iranian Judiciary official in Razavi Khorasan Province announced that a considerable number of women in Mashhad had been summoned and detained for removing Hijab (the mandatory veil) in their photos posted on social media.
JUNE 23, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO TAXI DRIVER KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A High Court judge has condemned two robbers to death for killing a taxi driver in Harare two years ago, The Herald reported on 22 June 2020.
- JUNE 23, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup poll: record low 54% say death penalty is morally acceptable.
USA - Gallup poll: record low 54% say death penalty is morally acceptable.